Littlerock, California | |
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![Workers sorting pears, Bones & Son packinghouse, Littlerock 1946. Packers were promised an extra 25 cents for each "wormy" pear, but found only two in 27 tons of fruit.[1]](view_image.php?q=Littlerock,_California&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:LittlerockCA.jpg) Workers sorting pears, Bones & Son packinghouse, Littlerock 1946. Packers were promised an extra 25 cents for each "wormy" pear, but found only two in 27 tons of fruit.[1] | |
 Location of Littlerock in Los Angeles County, California. | |
  Littlerock Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area  Littlerock Location in Southern California  Littlerock Location within California  Littlerock Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′30″N 117°59′24″W / 34.52500°N 117.99000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County |  Los Angeles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.843 sq mi (4.774 km2) |
| • Land | 1.842 sq mi (4.770 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.004 km2) 0.08% |
| Elevation | 2,890 ft (881 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,535 |
| • Density | 830/sq mi (320/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93543 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-41880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660929 |
Littlerock is a census-designated place in California United States. The population was 1,377 at the 2010 census, down from 1,402 at the 2000 census. The Littlerock, and Sun Village community, which is typically referred to as Littlerock, has a population around 15,000. According to the Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance report of 2009, the Palmdale / Lancaster urban area has a population of 483,998, which Littlerock is a part of.[4]
Littlerock is named after the Little Rock Wash that passes through the area and is known as "The Fruit Basket of the Antelope Valley."[5] There were orchards of fruit trees such as almonds, apples, peaches, and pears, along the side of the roads around Highway 138.
- ^ "Two women agricultural workers packing pears in Littlerock, Calif., 1946". Changing Times: Los Angeles in Photographs, 1920-1990. UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library. 1946. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Antelope Valley: Frequently Asked Questions | County of Los Angeles Public Library". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2007.